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Me ‘a ) 0-19 (Rev. 1-11-60) Marie Torre Reports o> A Question that preys on our mind as we view “The * sters did Eliot Ness lead into captivity?” stickler for the facts when it comes to genglan istory, mind you! Just curious! In the months since “T ntouch- ables” came to ABC, Ness (as portrayed by . Kobert Stack,.who, incidentally, gave Deanna Durbin her first movie kiss) has set a trap for at -least one. public enemy a week. Imagine! Ness’ efforts as a Federal prohi- bition agent in the °30s led, according to what we’re told by TV, to the seizure of such underworld figures as Al Capone, “Ma” (Kate) Barker and her boys, Dutch Schultz, Frank Nitti, Jake “Greasy Thumb" Guzik, Joe Buc- co, George “Bugs” Moran, Big Jim Harring- ton, Salvatore Spitale and too many athers to mention here. ; segs Newspaper files offer unalterable proof Marie Torre thot Ness was a particular thorn in the se- tivities of Al Capone, but the records on those other gangland: aders really do Ness no justice. His. name isn’t even mens oned in newspaper accounts about them. : af | ‘Take the “Ma Barker story. The old girl was slain 935 after a six-hour battle with Federal agents at a house Oklawaha, Fla. According to the newspaper report: “The fies started soon after daylight when Départment of Jus- ice agents led by E. J. Connelley, of Cincinnati, surrounded he house on Lake Weir. Connelley approached and called to the occupants to surrender. Machi .-%” Not a tracé of the Ness name in any of the Barker ¢ stories! The obituary of Dutch Schultz, assassinated in 1935, also omits mention of Ness. Also the death report on Jack ‘ “Greasy Thumb” Guzik, who died of a heart ailment in 1956. Also the obituary of George “Bugs” Moran, a victim of lung cancer in 1957. Even the 1943 death re- port on Frank Nitti, who was — Al Capone's cousin and who had inherited his rackets, ra answer . a nored ine Ness. name. | ~ | ®versi erhaps? A sibel ' Robert Stack 3 - piso ” 25108 was devoted to Ness’ par- =. icipati fF Staves’ our curiosity we : tailed on a Jav F stares Attorney in New ae ork when Nitti was eg a ‘B Federal Grand Jury... Untouchables” these Thursday nights is “How MANY gang- ° ot that we're a . a | Tolson uu J Mohr Parsons Belmont Callahan Malone McGuire _ Rosen Tamm Trotter W.C. Sullivan Tele. Room —_ Ingram Gandy ‘ Geese . What Happens if Ness. Runs Out of Gangsters? . ae BA REIT OPE A EE RE EES EE LT MO ee se Oty ot a The Washington Post and Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star New York Herald Tribune 33 New York Journal-Ametican ____ New York Mirror New York Datly News New York Post . The New York Times ‘The Worker - ‘urbe New Leader The Wall Street Joumal Date arene